Skaters
Pairs
Brooke Castile
Born:
May 31, 1986
Birthplace:
Detroit, Mich.
Height:
5' 1"
Level:
Senior
Hometown:
Grosse Pointe Woods, Mich.
Club:
Arctic FSC
Ben Okolski
Born:
November 12, 1984
Birthplace:
Tucson, Ariz.
Height:
5' 11"
Level:
Senior
Hometown:
Ann Arbor, Mich.
Club:
Arctic FSC
Coach:
Johnny Johns, Marina Zoueva
Choreographer:
Marina Zoueva
Castile and Okolski are the 2007 U.S. champions and 2008 U.S. bronze medalists ... Captured the bronze at the 2008 Four Continents Championships ... Earned the silver as juniors at the 2004 State Farm U.S. Championships ... Castile designs the team's costumes.
Castile began skating at age 7 because her grandmother signed her up for lessons as a birthday present ... Is the second of four children ... Has a passion for art, fashion, animals and environmental causes ... If she wasn't a skater, she would be a stylist or a sports agent ... Favorite places to which she's traveled for skating are Japan and the Netherlands ... What sets her apart from others is her love for animals and that she is not a "girly girl" ... Listens to rock, blues, rap and classical music ... Biggest life-defining moments are winning the U.S. championship and meeting her boyfriend, Kevin ... Father is an arts professor at the University of Michigan and mother works in retail ... Graduated from Grosse Pointe North High School in 2004.
BROOKE'S FAVORITES
Favorite sports figure: Curtis Granderson
Favorite sports teams: Detroit Tigers, Detroit Pistons, Detroit Red Wings
Favorite city: Detroit
Favorite season: Spring
Favorite author: Dr. Seuss
Favorite magazine: W
Favorite gadget: iPod
Favorite vacation I've taken: Camping in Hawaii with her boyfriend
Favorite performer: David Bowie
Favorite reality show: So You Think You Can Dance
Favorite drink: Espresso
Favorite vacation spot: Boston
Favorite quote: "A person's a person, no matter how small." - Dr. Seuss
BROOKE'S 'THREE THINGS'
Three things people would be surprised to find out about me: I'm a huge sports fan, I do a lot of art and I love animals more than anything
Three people I'd like to have dinner with: Tanith Belbin, Meryl Davis and Lauren Senft
Three things I love doing: Dancing, being with friends and family and relaxing outside
Three television characters I'd hang out with if they were real: Johnny Drama, Carrie Bradshaw and Zack Morris
Three celebrity crushes: Robert Pattinson, Curtis Granderson and Jim Morrison
Three favorite movies: Moulin Rouge, Requiem for a Dream and Murderball
Three things I must have when I leave the house: Phone, keys and shoes
Three favorite bands: Pink Floyd, Rolling Stones and Talking Heads
Three best concerts I've been to: G. Love and the Special Sauce, Ben Folds Five and The Hold Steady
Three favorite TV shows: Entourage, Sex & the City and Lost
Three favorite books: Harry Potter series, Twilight series and Goodnight Moon
Three favorite foods: Lamb chops, pasta and cheese
Three favorite drinks: Water, chocolate milk and grapefruit juice
Okolski began skating at age 8 when his mother put him and his sister in lessons ... Participated in the U.S. Figure Skating Basic Skills Program from 1995-96 ... Previously competed with his sister, Colleen (1998-2003) ... Father is a sales manager and mother is a mail carrier ... Studied engineering at Washtenaw Community College ... Works as a skating instructor ... Enjoys playing golf, basketball and baseball, reading, snowboarding, and playing the guitar, piano and drums ... Favorite country to travel to is Japan because "it's a beautiful country and the people are nice and hospitable" ... Has a passion for music, learning and sports ... Would like to go to college when he's done skating ... Would be a baseball player if he weren't a figure skater ... The one celebrity he would like to meet is Michael Jordan ... Listens to all kinds of music including Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Wilco, Talking Heads, Jimi Hendrix and The Doors.
BEN'S FAVORITES
Favorite sports figure: Tiger Woods
Favorite sports teams: Detroit Pistons, Detroit Red Wings, Detroit Tigers
Favorite city: Detroit
Favorite season: Summer
Favorite author: George Orwell
Favorite magazine: Discover
Favorite gadget: Cell phone
Favorite vacation I've taken: Palm Desert
Favorite reality show: So You Think You Can Dance
Favorite drink: Kool-aid
Favorite quote: "Talent is common; hard-working talent is uncommon."
BEN'S 'THREE THINGS'
Three people I'd like to have dinner with: Jim Morrison, Leonardo da Vinci and Walt Disney
Three things I hate doing: Going to the dentist, doing the laundry and filling out forms
Three things I love doing: Golfing, snowboarding and playing basketball
Three television characters I'd want to hang out with if they were real: Homer Simpson, and Bret and Jemaine from "Flight of the Conchords"
Three celebrity crushes: Zooey Deschanel, Jessica Alba and Scarlett Johansson
Three favorite movies: Billy Madison, Romeo & Juliet and Citizen Kane
Three things I must have when I leave the house: Cell phone, iPod and golf clubs
Three people I'd most like to meet: Andy Kaufman, Roger Waters and Tiger Woods
Three best concerts I've been to: Pink Floyd, STYX and Buddy Guy & B.B. King
Three favorite TV shows: Lost, The Office and Comedy Central Presents
Three favorite books: Fight Club, 1984 and Talent Is Overrated
Three favorite web sites: Hotmail.com, Google.com and ESPN.com
Three favorite foods: Tacos, manicotti and Thanskgiving dinner
Three favorite drinks: Chocolate milkshake, vitamin water and Naked Juice's Green Machine
Castile began skating at age 7 because her grandmother signed her up for lessons as a birthday present ... Is the second of four children ... Has a passion for art, fashion, animals and environmental causes ... If she wasn't a skater, she would be a stylist or a sports agent ... Favorite places to which she's traveled for skating are Japan and the Netherlands ... What sets her apart from others is her love for animals and that she is not a "girly girl" ... Listens to rock, blues, rap and classical music ... Biggest life-defining moments are winning the U.S. championship and meeting her boyfriend, Kevin ... Father is an arts professor at the University of Michigan and mother works in retail ... Graduated from Grosse Pointe North High School in 2004.
BROOKE'S FAVORITES
Favorite sports figure: Curtis Granderson
Favorite sports teams: Detroit Tigers, Detroit Pistons, Detroit Red Wings
Favorite city: Detroit
Favorite season: Spring
Favorite author: Dr. Seuss
Favorite magazine: W
Favorite gadget: iPod
Favorite vacation I've taken: Camping in Hawaii with her boyfriend
Favorite performer: David Bowie
Favorite reality show: So You Think You Can Dance
Favorite drink: Espresso
Favorite vacation spot: Boston
Favorite quote: "A person's a person, no matter how small." - Dr. Seuss
BROOKE'S 'THREE THINGS'
Three things people would be surprised to find out about me: I'm a huge sports fan, I do a lot of art and I love animals more than anything
Three people I'd like to have dinner with: Tanith Belbin, Meryl Davis and Lauren Senft
Three things I love doing: Dancing, being with friends and family and relaxing outside
Three television characters I'd hang out with if they were real: Johnny Drama, Carrie Bradshaw and Zack Morris
Three celebrity crushes: Robert Pattinson, Curtis Granderson and Jim Morrison
Three favorite movies: Moulin Rouge, Requiem for a Dream and Murderball
Three things I must have when I leave the house: Phone, keys and shoes
Three favorite bands: Pink Floyd, Rolling Stones and Talking Heads
Three best concerts I've been to: G. Love and the Special Sauce, Ben Folds Five and The Hold Steady
Three favorite TV shows: Entourage, Sex & the City and Lost
Three favorite books: Harry Potter series, Twilight series and Goodnight Moon
Three favorite foods: Lamb chops, pasta and cheese
Three favorite drinks: Water, chocolate milk and grapefruit juice
Okolski began skating at age 8 when his mother put him and his sister in lessons ... Participated in the U.S. Figure Skating Basic Skills Program from 1995-96 ... Previously competed with his sister, Colleen (1998-2003) ... Father is a sales manager and mother is a mail carrier ... Studied engineering at Washtenaw Community College ... Works as a skating instructor ... Enjoys playing golf, basketball and baseball, reading, snowboarding, and playing the guitar, piano and drums ... Favorite country to travel to is Japan because "it's a beautiful country and the people are nice and hospitable" ... Has a passion for music, learning and sports ... Would like to go to college when he's done skating ... Would be a baseball player if he weren't a figure skater ... The one celebrity he would like to meet is Michael Jordan ... Listens to all kinds of music including Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Wilco, Talking Heads, Jimi Hendrix and The Doors.
BEN'S FAVORITES
Favorite sports figure: Tiger Woods
Favorite sports teams: Detroit Pistons, Detroit Red Wings, Detroit Tigers
Favorite city: Detroit
Favorite season: Summer
Favorite author: George Orwell
Favorite magazine: Discover
Favorite gadget: Cell phone
Favorite vacation I've taken: Palm Desert
Favorite reality show: So You Think You Can Dance
Favorite drink: Kool-aid
Favorite quote: "Talent is common; hard-working talent is uncommon."
BEN'S 'THREE THINGS'
Three people I'd like to have dinner with: Jim Morrison, Leonardo da Vinci and Walt Disney
Three things I hate doing: Going to the dentist, doing the laundry and filling out forms
Three things I love doing: Golfing, snowboarding and playing basketball
Three television characters I'd want to hang out with if they were real: Homer Simpson, and Bret and Jemaine from "Flight of the Conchords"
Three celebrity crushes: Zooey Deschanel, Jessica Alba and Scarlett Johansson
Three favorite movies: Billy Madison, Romeo & Juliet and Citizen Kane
Three things I must have when I leave the house: Cell phone, iPod and golf clubs
Three people I'd most like to meet: Andy Kaufman, Roger Waters and Tiger Woods
Three best concerts I've been to: Pink Floyd, STYX and Buddy Guy & B.B. King
Three favorite TV shows: Lost, The Office and Comedy Central Presents
Three favorite books: Fight Club, 1984 and Talent Is Overrated
Three favorite web sites: Hotmail.com, Google.com and ESPN.com
Three favorite foods: Tacos, manicotti and Thanskgiving dinner
Three favorite drinks: Chocolate milkshake, vitamin water and Naked Juice's Green Machine
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2010 Season NotesSP Music: "Samba Pa Ti" by Carlos Santana
FS Music: "Clair de Lune" by Claude DeBussy
Goals for the 2009-10 season: Make the Olympic team -
2009 Season NotesSP Music: Selections from the Memoirs of a Geisha soundtrack by John Williams
FS Music: "Clair de Lune" by Claude Debussy
Withdrew from their Grand Prix Series events due to Castile's foot injury. -
2008 Season NotesSP Music: "L'Arena" by Ennio Morricone from the Kill Bill: Volume 2 soundtrack
FS Music: "Scheherazade" by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Withdrew from their Grand Prix Series events because of a foot injury suffered by Castile ... Came back to earn the bronze at the U.S. Championships and Four Continents Championships. -
2007 Season NotesSP Music: "Shine On You Crazy Diamond" by Pink Floyd
FS Music: Music from the Requiem for a Dream soundtrack
Won the gold at the Nebelhorn Trophy ... Captured their first U.S. title. -
2006 Season NotesSP Music: "Anticipation"
FS Music: Music from William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet -
2005 Season NotesSP Music: "Anticipation" by Luciani
FS Music: Music from Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet Vol. II
Won their second Junior Grand Prix medal, a bronze in France. -
2004 Season NotesSP Music: "Ave Maria"
FS Music: Music from Romeo and Juliet
Won the bronze at the Junior Grand Prix event in Japan and captured the junior silver medal at the U.S. Championships.
- 2010 - AT&T U.S. Figure Skating Championships - 4th
2009 - Skate America - 6th
2009 - Nebelhorn Trophy - 4th
2009 - AT&T U.S. Figure Skating Championships - 5th
2008 - World Championships - 11th
2008 - Four Continents Championships - 3rd
2008 - U.S. Figure Skating Championships - 3rd
2007 - World Championships - 12th
2007 - Four Continents Championships - 5th
2007 - State Farm U.S. Championships - 1st
2007 - Midwestern Sectional - 2nd
2006 - Nebelhorn Trophy - 1st
2006 - State Farm U.S. Championships - 8th
2005 - Cup of Russia - 8th
2005 - Trophee Eric Bompard - 6th
2005 - Four Continents Championships - 7th
2005 - State Farm U.S. Championships - 7th
2005 - Midwestern Sectional - 3rd
2004 - Junoir Grand Prix (France) - 3rd
2004 - Junior Grand Prix (China) - 5th
2004 - World Junior Championships - 9th
2004 - State Farm U.S. Championships - 2nd - Junior
2004 - Midwestern Sectional - 1st - Junior
2003 - Junior Grand Prix (Japan) - 3rd
2003 - Junior Grand Prix (Bulgaria) - 4th
2003 - State Farm U.S. Championships, Junior - 6th
2003 - Midwestern Sectional, Junior - 2nd
2003 - Eastern Great Lakes Regional, Junior - 2nd
2002 - Junior Grand Prix (United States) - 6th
